NYSE: NPKI

NPK International (NPKI) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$11.26−0.08 (−0.7%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

This week's coverage centers on NPK International's exposure to datacenter-driven demand, with one piece framing the recent sell-off as a buying opportunity tied to surging power transmission capex, AI data center growth, and the industry shift from wood to composite mats. A separate piece compares NPKI to MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) across institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, and valuation, without new company-specific news attached.

NPKI closed at $11.26, down 0.7%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $12.87 and its 200-day average of $13.97, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Shorter-term returns show a 15.1% decline over one month, 22.4% over three months, and 25% over six months, though the one-year return remains positive at 1.8%. The GekkoIndex reads 69.4, placing NPKI in the Accumulation zone, up 1.9 over five days. The stock trades 22.6% below its Gekko Fair Value of $14.55.

Earnings are scheduled for 29 October 2026, 17 days away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report on 31 March showed EPS of $0.12 against a $0.11 estimate, with a 0.9% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 6 of its last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 9%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current window, and seasonality data is insufficient for a historical read. The sole analyst covering NPKI rates it buy, with a consensus target of $20.33.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

NPK International price vs fair value

$14.55$11.26Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $11.26200-day averageGekko Fair Value $14.55

NPK International quick facts

Market cap
$956.1M
P/E ratio
25
Forward P/E
18.6
EPS, TTM
$0.46
Revenue, TTM
$300.7M
Profit margin
14.2%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.47
Volume
449,849 avg 795,572
1-year return
+1.8%
Typical daily move
±3.2%
Typical 20-day move
±6.8%
50-day average
$12.87
200-day average
$13.97
Next earnings
Oct 29
Shares outstanding
84.91M
52-week range
$10.73$16.50

NPK International swing-trade checklist

NPK International scores 2 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 4 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $11.26 is below the 50-day ($12.87) and 200-day ($13.97) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    69.4, Accumulation

    Reading 69.4 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    22.6% below

    Price is 22.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 17 days

    Reports on Oct 29, 2026, 17 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityno data

    No data

    Not enough years of history for a seasonal read.

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NPK International stock chart and price history

NPK International closed at $11.26 on Oct 12, 2026, +1.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $10.73 to $16.50.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
NPK International share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$8$10$12$14$16NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct11.26

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−15.1%
3 months
−22.4%
6 months
−25.0%
1 year
+1.8%
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About NPK International

NPK International provides equipment, products, and support services used mainly in oil and gas exploration and production work. The company is widely associated with supplying fluids used in drilling, completion, and stimulation, as well as renting composite matting that gives crews temporary access to worksites. Alongside the equipment itself, it offers technical assistance and on-site construction support tied to these offerings.

The business is split into two divisions. Fluids Systems handles drilling, completion, and stimulation fluid products along with related technical guidance, serving customers across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and to a lesser extent Asia Pacific and Latin America. Industrial Solutions rents out composite mats for temporary worksite access and provides services such as access road building, site planning, erosion control, and restoration, serving industries including power transmission, exploration and production, pipelines, renewable energy, petrochemicals, and construction, mainly in the United States and Europe; it also sells recyclable composite mats worldwide.

Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, the company traces its roots to 1932 and operated for many years as Newpark Resources before taking the name NPK International in December 2024. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker NPKI.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Building products
Website
npki.com

NPK International GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

NPK International’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 69.4, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.9 points over five sessions.

010069.4Accumulation

Up 1.9 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying34+2.1%+3.0%+5.2%+16.7%
Accumulation (current zone)133−0.8%−1.2%−0.6%+4.8%
Neutral266+1.2%+2.4%+4.4%+9.7%
Distribution25+0.3%0.0%+0.9%+11.0%
Selling6Too few readings yet

Average NPKI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is NPK International stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

NPK International trades 22.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $14.55, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what NPK International shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$14.55

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

22.6% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 26.8% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$15$11Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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NPK International insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for NPK International, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for NPKI in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in NPKI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

NPK International has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$3.20M
As a share of market cap
0.33%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold NPKI.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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NPK International earnings: next date and track record

NPK International reports on Oct 29, 2026 (17 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.

6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±9%average move across the report
4 of 6reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−5.5%Feb ’25+31.3%May ’25+3.7%Aug ’25−10.0%Oct ’25+2.3%Feb ’26+0.9%Mar ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Mar 31, 2026$0.12
est $0.11
+11.6%——+0.9%
Feb 5, 2026$0.13
est $0.10
+25.0%——+2.3%
Oct 30, 2025$0.07
est $0.07
0.0%$68.84M
est $68.54M
+0.4%−10.0%
Aug 5, 2025$0.11
est $0.09
+22.2%$68.23M
est $57.57M
+18.5%+3.7%
May 2, 2025$0.12
est $0.07
+71.4%$64.78M
est $61.32M
+5.6%+31.3%
Feb 26, 2025$0.08
est $0.08
−4.0%−$174.8M
est $58.81M
−397.3%−5.5%
Nov 7, 2024$0.17
est $0.07
+142.9%$44.21M
est $54.19M
−18.4%—
Aug 5, 2024$0.12
est $0.07
+71.4%$179.0M
est $169.3M
+5.7%—

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

NPK International stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for NPK International is $20.33, +80.6% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$20.33consensus 12-month target, +80.6% from the last close
Buy1
Hold0
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Jul 31Craig-HallumBuy, reiterated$22+95.4%
−0.6%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
±3.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

NPK International market cap and key statistics

NPK International’s market cap is $956.1M, with a P/E ratio of 25 and revenue of $300.7M over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$956.1M
P/E ratio
25
Forward P/E
18.6
EPS, TTM
$0.46
Gekko Fair Value
$14.55

Trading

Volume
449,849
Avg volume, 20 days
795,572
52-week high
$16.50
52-week low
$10.73
Shares outstanding
84.91M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$300.7M
Profit margin
14.2%
Return on equity
11.2%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+41.5%

Risk and income

Beta
1.47
Typical daily move
±3.2%
Typical 20-day move
±6.8%

NPK International stock news this week

2 headlines about NPK International from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

NPK International peers

NPK International’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
MASMasco+0.2%Neutral0.2% above
CSLCarlisle Companies−1.2%Accumulation16.7% below
WSOWatsco+2.6%Accumulation1.2% below
SPXCSPX Technologies−0.2%Accumulation23.5% below
AOSA.O. Smith+1.3%Accumulation21.3% below
MHKMohawk Industries−0.1%Accumulation4.5% above

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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NPK International stock FAQ

What is NPK International’s market cap?

NPK International’s market cap is $956.1M at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $11.26, with 84.91M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 25.

What is the NPK International stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for NPK International is $20.33, +80.6% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is NPK International stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate NPK International is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $11.26 is 22.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $14.55. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does NPK International report earnings next?

NPK International is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026 (17 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.12 per share on revenue of $76.60M. NPK International beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 9% on average across the report.

What is NPK International’s 52-week high and low?

NPK International’s 52-week high is $16.50 and its 52-week low is $10.73; it closed at $11.26 on Oct 12, 2026, +1.8% over the past year.

Is NPK International stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 4 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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